Background
Thomas, John R. was born on May 31, 1946 in Anniston, Alabama, United States.
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John R. Thomas
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Furman University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973). Emory University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1979).
Career
Worked at Merline & Thomas, P.A. (Greenville, South Carolina) specializing in Taxation, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate, Pension and Profit-Sharing Law, Employee Benefits Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, South Carolina and United States. Tax Court; 1976, United States.
District Court for the District of South Carolina and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 197 8, United States.
Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta. Order of Wig and Robe.
Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, in the field of Taxation and Employee Benefits, and 1993-1994, in the field of Employee Benefits, and 1995-1996 in the fields of both Taxation and Employee Benefits.
Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1971-1973. Certified Public Accountant, South Carolina, 1975. Member, 1988-1990 and Chairman 1990, South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board.
Member: Greenville County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1987-1989.
Chairman: Tax Section, 1993-1994. Lawyer-Accountant Relationship Committee, 1995-1996.
Member, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section).
Greenville Estate Planning Council (President, 1991-1992). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).
Merline & Thomas, P.A., was founded by David A. Merline in 1970.
John R. Thomas joined the firm in 1975. David A. Merline, Junior, joined the firm in 1984.
Keith G. Meacham joined the firm in 1988. Robert East. August joined the firm in 1994 and Randy East. Fisher joined the firm in 1995.
From inception, the firm has specialized in taxation, estate planning, corporate and eleemosynary law, mergers and acquisitions, probate law, and pension and profit-sharing law.
David A. Merline, John R. Thomas, David A. Merline, Junior, and Keith G. Meacham are Certified Specialists both in Taxation Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law by The Supreme Court of South Carolina. In addition, David A. Merline and John R. Thomas have been selected in The Best Lawyers in America and are Fellows in The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. David A. Merline is also a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel.
The firm serves the entire state in its specialty fields.
All attorneys participate in continuing legal education and professional and community activities.
Achievements
Membership
Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1971-1973. Certified Public Accountant, South Carolina, 1975. Member, 1988-1990 and Chairman 1990, South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board.
Member: Greenville County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1987-1989.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).
